Chapter 29 Summary

It is the day of the picnic. Pieter, his wife and their children, his parents and Tante Sophie go to Buitenverwagting. The family stays behind at the Long Kloof, while Pieter and his father head away to the pan. For more than an hour, they hide and watch for birds, until at last Jakob points and tells Pieter to look at something. Pieter, however, cannot see what his father is pointing at, and so Jakob moves behind him, places his hand on Pieter's shoulder and points once more. Pieter is struggling to contain his emotions and no matter how hard he tries, still cannot see the bird.

Jakob moves away, weary from the ravages of his illness. Pieter wipes his eyes and at last says that, yes, he can see the phalarope. They return to the Long Kloof for lunch and afterwards, Pieter...